Topic / Public Health
Featured Publications
- In this issue of The Lancet Public Health, Aaron Richterman and Harsha Thirumurthy discuss the article “Rx Kids: Designing Cash Transfers as Health Policy,” which provides new insights into when cash transfers can most effectively improve health outcomes.The Lancet Public Health- June 2026
- Understanding HIV Vaccine Misinformation and Vaccine Intentions Among Young Women in South Africa: Insights from an Online SurveyAids and Behavior - March 2026
- Dr. Aaron Richterman and colleagues publish study on cash transfer support for pregnant women with HIV in rural HaitiAIDS and behavior - November 6, 2025
- A new Lancet publication led by Dr. Aaron Richterman and Dr. Harsha Thirumurthy, Division Chief of Health Policy, examines how government-led cash transfer programs improve health in low- and middle-income countries.The Lancet - November 11, 2025
News
- Brendan Maughan-Brown and research colleagues Alison Buttenheim and Harsha Thirumurthy created a series of short TikTok videos designed to “pre-bunk” misinformation about LENS (Lenacapavir, or LEN)BHEKISISA Centre for Health Journalism- June 2026
- BEGIN Lab’s Aaron Richterman, MD MPH, and Harsha Thirumurthy have a new article in The Atlantic, “Four Conditions Make Cash Transfers Save Lives,” which examines when cash-transfer programs improve health outcomes.The Atlantic - February 2026
- Dr. Aaron Richterman was quoted in a new article by Billy Penn at WHYY. “Not a ‘scale back,’ this is a dismantling of our program”: HIV funding cuts impact vulnerable communitiesBilly Penn at WHYY - November 18, 2025
- Dr. Alison Buttenheim was recently quoted in a New York Times article, “In Texas, Parents Fighting Vaccinations Say Their Movement Is Winning.”The New York Times - September 18, 2025